Bandeau



Sept. 15, 1925 1,554,163

C. LIF'PER BANDEAU Filed Nov. 1, 1924 aareme Alp oer.

INVENTOR ATLTORNEY Patented Sept. 15-, 1925.

UNITED, STATES 1,554,163 PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE LIPPER, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGN OR TO LIPPER MANU FACTURING 00., INC., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIAQ BANDEAU.

Application filed November 1, 1924. Serial N'o. 747,290.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE LIPPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bandeaux, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bandeaux and an object of the invention is to provide a bandeau of the net type which may be used as an ornament or for the purpose of keeping the hair from flying while the wearer is in the wind or may be used at night or any other time to prevent mussing or disarrangement ofv the wearers hair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bandeau as specified, which comprises in combination a closely knitted or woven fabric head-band to which a' hair covering net is connected by some of the threads of the bandeau to provide a unitally integral member.

further object of this invention is to provide a bandeau as specified, in which the combined head-band and hair net are knitted all at one time, in a straight away or rectangular form, the edge of the net being reinforced by a reinforcing band whichis' drawn together on a suitable piece of elastic to provide a head shape for the bandeau and net. The knitting of the combined net and bandeau in a straight away or rectangular piece and. forming it as specified, saves considerable waste of material as well as it would be necessary in shapingthe net into a substantially semi-encircling shape.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a device as specified, which is formed upon an upright, tubular, fiat, or double-rib knitting machine, providing the chain stitch effect and construction of the various strands which provides relatively great elasticity, a stronger stitch and interlocking links, than a corresponding structure which could be formed on various types of machines, such as lace making machines. Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detail description, and in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1-1s a view showing one of the bandeaux in use. v

Figure 2-is a plan. view of the bandeau before shaping.

Figure 3is an enlarged fragmentary row reinforcing strip 3 along the edge of the net opposite fromthe head-band 1. In

making or forming the bandeaux, they are knit or woven upon any approved type of knitting machine, such as an upright, tubular, flat or double-rib knitting machine, which provides a chain or interlocking stitch, as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. The cross threads of the bandeau 1, however, are the substantially straight threads as formed in weaving and corresponding threads are used to connect the various sinuously curved strands of the net, as shown at 5, thereby providing a onepiece combined head-band and hair net which is knitted all at one time. The reinforcing band 3 is formed in the same manner as which the head-band is formed, although it is much narrower in width and the open spaces between the longitudinal knitted strands permit the threading therethrough of a length of suitable elastic as indicated at 8, which draws the bandeau into a substantialy cap shape for fitting snugly about the head of the wearer with the head-band across the forehead of the wearer to hold the hair in place, against disarrangement or mussing either while the wearer is sleeping or while the wearer isout of doors, and the head is subjected to wind.

By forming the combined head-band and net onknitting machine, the stitches provided by such machine, a bandeau of relatively great elasticity is provided, and the stitches and interlocked links are stronger than corresponding structure formed on various other types of machines, such as lace or they like, and consequently the life of the bandeau is materially increased.

It is, of course, to be understoo d,.,that the invention may be constructed 1n varlous other manners and the parts associated 1n different relations, and therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner, except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

What I claim is;

1. As a new article of manufacture, a bandeau comprising a head-band formed of knitted fabric in relatively close connected lines of thread, and a net joined to one edge of said head-band and comprising a plurality of lengths of threads joined in interlocking chain stitch and connected at spaced points by transversely extending threads subsequently knit into the chain stitches.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a bandeau comprising a head-band and a hair net knitted all at one time, said head-band positioned along one edge of the 'net and a relatively narrow reinforcing band knitted along the edge of the net opposite from said bandeau.

time in lengths of threads combined in interlocking chain stitches, the lengths of thread in the head-band and reinforcing band being connected laterally in close proximity, and the lengths of chain stitch fabric in the net being connected laterally at relatively great distances by transverse threads later embodied in the chain stitch fabric.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLARENCE LIPPER. 

